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Reference number

SM volume 42/28

Purpose

[41] Variant sketch design by Soane for a triumphal arch

Aspect

Part-plan and elevation

Inscribed

dimensions given and calculations

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on thin laid paper (201 x 322)

Hand

Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837)

Watermark

Britannia with shield holding lance and olive branch within crowned oval

Notes

Close to drawing [40] though here Soane was working on the proportions so that, for example, the height is reduced by 3 feet 3 inches; the total width of 24 feet 4½ inches remains the same in both designs. Drawing [40] is closest to the built design.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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